A WALKER was airlifted to hospital with a broken leg in Purbeck.

The woman was walking on the South West Coast Path on Thursday afternoon to the west of Chapman's Pool when she slipped.

Swanage Coastguard attended along with their colleagues from St Albans and Kimmeridge Coastguard and the South Western Ambulance Service.

The woman was taken to Poole Hospital for treatment.

A spokesperson for Swanage Coastguard said: “Despite calling on the helicopter, the teams still set up for a cliff rescue; it's always good to have a Plan B, just in case the helicopter can't perform the rescue or gets called away elsewhere.

“Fortunately, all went well and Plan B wasn't required and we wish the lady a speedy recovery. “